What are you reading? (or books you highly recommend)

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I'm reading:
Storeys Guide to Raising Chickens
Author:Gail Damerow

We have been raising chickens for a couple years now, but this book is awesome! It is like two inches thick, words are small, but it is a great book. I'm finding all kinds of stuff that I didn't know! Got it from the library.

 

[Pork Pie]

What do ya'll think they mean by "Hard science fiction"?

"Hard(ly) worth reading"

 

[room onthebroom]

Geeze Deb! This threads been up for like 2hrs & you're 6pgs in already. I'm in... I just hope I can keep up.

 

[BantyChooks]

Geeze Deb! This threads been up for like 2hrs & you're 6pgs in already. I'm in... I just hope I can keep up.

Welcome aboard, dux stealer

 

[Debs Flock]

"Hard(ly) worth reading"

LOL...I'm not a huge sci fi fan, but I do read some mostly for a change of pace. Do you not like it?

Geeze Deb! This threads been up for like 2hrs & you're 6pgs in already. I'm in... I just hope I can keep up.

Welcome aboard! No need to keep up. You can read countless pages to catch up (when/if needed) or chime in at random.

 

[Pork Pie]

LOL...I'm not a huge sci fi fan, but I do read some mostly for a change of pace. Do you not like it?

Not my cup of tea -got enough weird stuff going on in my mind as it is

 

[room onthebroom]

My favorite author right now is Kate Morton.
(in no particular order)
-The House at Riverton
-The Forgotten Garden
-The Distant Hours
-The Secret Keeper
-The Lake House
Her genre is basically historical fiction, but its so much more than that. All of her books span across a couple generations & each chapter jumps back & forth from 100yrs ago, to 50yrs ago, to a current timeline where someone is trying to unravel a mystery. She is the only author I have read who can successfully jump around like this & keep the story flowing without any confusion. She does give lot of description & her critics say she uses too many words, but I don't agree with that. I don't like overly descriptive books either, but every word she uses has a purpose. She has a unique way of describing life, the basic day to day stuff, to the crazy stuff that springs on you out of nowhere & turns your world sideways. You feel you know how these books are going to end (& you'd be sort of right) but on the last couple pages she twists things just a bit to give you that Holy Crap feeling when you close the book. I love her! When Kate puts out a new book, I don't sleep & the kids have to live off taco bell & cold cereal for the 2days it takes me to finish it.

 

[casportpony]

On a scale of 1 - 10 quacks, with 10 being "awesome", how many quacks would you give this book?

Wow, it's been so many years that I'm not sure.

 

[DwayneNLiz]

I don't sleep & the kids have to live off taco bell & cold cereal for the 2days it takes me to finish it.

LOL, that is hialrious

 

[DwayneNLiz]

Anyone here read Kurt Vonnegut? my brother used to make me read his stuff, i have to say though that Breakfast of Champions was pretty funny!